//------------------------------// // Prologue // Story: Equestria Girls: Power of the SOUL // by TGMoonrose //------------------------------// Disclaimer: I do not own My Little Pony or Undertale. My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro, and Undertale belongs to Toby Fox. Time: 0000 Date: 12/29/2019, AD (After Discord) Location: Princess Twilight Sparkle’s Castle, Ponyville, Equestria All was quiet in Twilight Sparkle’s crystalline castle, as was to be expected at midnight. The only sound was that of the guards’ hooves trotting on the crystal floor, along with occasional whispers and murmurs of greeting between the guards when they met in their rotations. Suddenly, however, a bright flash of emerald green light erupted from one of the hallways, the silence shattered by the sound of one exclamation. “Run!” The exclamation was followed by the sound of two sets of hooves galloping full speed through the castle. The two producing the noise were quickly revealed, as two female ponies (one Unicorn, one Pegasus) burst around the corner. The Unicorn, Emerald Breeze, had light green fur, yellow hair with light blue stripes, deep blue eyes, and an emerald green Delta surrounded by a whirlwind as her Cutie Mark. Resting on her muzzle was a pair of aqua-framed glasses, and she wore a cyan, crescent moon-shaped pendant with a purple strap around her neck. The Pegasus, known as Speda Hooves, had cyan fur, pitch-black hair, indigo eyes, and a brown book with a yellow pentagram as her Cutie Mark. On her left foreleg was a brown device with a green-tinted screen, surrounded by multiple knobs and buttons, while a pair of green headphones with a black heart in the middle of each earmuff was around her neck, and a sapphire earring with a gold pentagram engraved in it hung from her left ear. Emerald and Speda were currently on the run after being exiled from Ponyville by a town vote, in which only seventeen residents opposed the exile. As such, the SOUL-siblings were being pursued by the Ponyville guards that weren’t under Flash Sentry and Tempest Shadow’s (and by extension, Twilight’s) jurisdiction. This group consisted of ten Unicorns, five Pegasi, and one Earth Pony. As the two mares rounded the corner, Speda picked up enough speed to start gliding, as Emerald channeled her magic to her legs, allowing her to keep up with Speda. Soon, they took another turn, where Speda shut the door, sealing it with her magic, causing a blue pentagram inscribed in a circle to appear, holding the door in place. This was part of the reason the two were being exiled, with the others being that, first, the two just appeared in Ponyville one day, directly after the village had been destroyed by the Storm King, wearing clothes that seemed to be meant for wasteland survival, rather than just looks, claiming that they were from a post-apocalyptic future, and, second, Emerald Breeze was able to not only use Dark Magic, but even control it without much noticeable risk of losing control. In the present, however, Emerald and Speda were examining the room they were in. In the center of the room was a crystal mirror with a purple, horseshoe-shaped border, with red gems inserted in it, and a second, smaller crystal with a picture of a pony engraved in it on top. Connected to the mirror was a large device that allowed the portal function of the mirror to be used at any time, as long as the user had one of the journals that could send messages across the world gap. On a wooden table beside the Crystal Mirror was a brown book, along with two sets of saddlebags, one black leather, one brown leather. The black leather set had Speda’s Cutie Mark emblazoned on the flaps, while the brown leather set had Emerald’s. In the left bag of each was a book with a cover made of the same leather as the bag, with the owner’s Cutie Mark emblazoned on it. In the right bags were some supplies, including food, water, and money. Next to the bags was a brown book with Princess Celestia’s Cutie Mark on it. “Speda, we need to hurry.” Emerald stated, as the pursuing guards began attacking the doors. “I know, Emerald!” Speda retorted, swinging her saddlebags onto her back. Emerald began to weave a temporary spell into the mirror’s portal enchantment, as Speda placed the book in its place on the machine, activating the portal. Finished with the enchantment, the emerald green glow around Emerald’s horn faded, as she slipped into her saddlebags. As Speda stepped up to the portal, the guards broke through the door. “Halt!” The Earth Pony, apparently in command of the group, exclaimed, “If you come with us, then we’ll let you off easy.” “Bullshit.” Emerald muttered, before teleporting between Speda and the guards, “Run, Speda!” “But,” Speda hesitated, “What about you, sis?” “Don’t worry about me!” Emerald responded, “Just run!” “O-Ok.” Speda stammered, turning back towards the portal, before looking over her shoulder at Emerald, her left eye glowing dark blue, “You better make it out of this alive, though!” “I will, I promise.” Emerald vowed, meeting Speda’s gaze with her own, her right eye shining with an emerald green light. This caused Speda to charge through the portal, as Emerald summoned a barrier, horn surrounded by swirling, emerald green magic. As Speda reached the threshold of the portal, the guards attacked, with the Unicorns firing magic beams, the Pegasi charging full-force at the barrier, while the Earth Pony stayed back, commanding his troops. This was all for naught, however, as the Pegasi bounced of Emerald’s barrier, and the magic blasts were reflected back at random angles. Speda crossed the portal just in time, as the moment she was fully through the portal, a bolt of magic hit Celestia’s book out of its place, closing the portal. Upon noticing Speda was through the portal, Emerald released her hold on her magic, causing the barrier to fade away. “Looks like you don’t have an escape anymore,” The commander sneered, “You’re done for, little filly.” “Three things,” Emerald replied, emerald green magic swirling around her horn, quickly joined by black and purple splotches. “One,” Emerald stated, “Never count me out.” At this, the combined normal and dark magic speared out, piercing the chests of all the guards except the commander. “Two,” Emerald continued, “Never call me a little filly.” This caused different colored auras to begin flowing down the lines, joining the magic swirling around Emerald’s horn. “W-what are you doing to them?” The commander asked, fear creeping into his voice. “Don’t worry, I’m just draining them of their magic,” Emerald replied, her voice smooth and monotone, “After all, they were going to die anyways. No need for it to be a waste.” As the magic drained from the ponies, emerald began to spread from where the magic pierced them, slowly covering them. As this continued, Emerald’s eyes began to glow white from the sheer amount of magic she was wielding. Soon, the guards were completely drained, no less than emerald statues, and Emerald’s eyes were emitting a blinding white light, magic flooding through her body. “And three,” Emerald Breeze shouted, “I don’t break promises!” Then, in a flash of emerald light, Emerald Breeze was gone, leaving nothing behind but a trembling Earth Pony, and fifteen emerald statues. Time: 2:00 A.M. Date: 12/29/2019 AD Location: Mirror Room, Princess Twilight Sparkle’s Castle, Ponyville, Equestria The door to the Mirror Room was slowly pushed open, and Princess Twilight Sparkle, along with Rainbow Dash, Tempest Shadow, Spike, Starlight Glimmer, and two unknown figures entered. One of the unknown figures was an Earth Pony with purple fur, curly, purple-and-white hair, and purple eyes with white spirals instead of pupils. Her name was Screwball, Daughter of Discord, and she had a pale orange and pale-yellow striped propeller beanie with a lime green propeller on her head, and a screw next to a baseball as a Cutie Mark. The other unknown figure, who was beside her, was a “non-Reformed Changeling”. He had green eyes with pale green sclera, green wings, and a longer, and fuller, tail than normal. His name was Mothball, the only “non-Reformed Changeling” who could give out love, but still fed off of love. As the group got closer to the Mirror Portal, carefully avoiding the emerald statues clustered near the statue, they saw a book on the floor, scattered amongst the statues, each of which Tempest Shadow seemed to be closely examining. “Steel Victory wasn’t kidding when he said Emerald destroyed the rest of the guard,” Tempest stated, “Then again, it was their fault for pursuing her, especially after they were told what powers she possessed. I don’t understand why the town decided to exile them, especially when they had helped rebuild, only asking for a place to stay in return.” “I don’t know, sweetheart,” Twilight responded, levitating the book over to her, “The townsponies’ minds are a fickle thing. They have looked a gift horse in the mouth many times, refusing the help they obviously needed.” “What’s that you have, Twilight?” Spike asked, “Is that the journal?” “It is, Spike,” Twilight responded, opening the book, “I need to write a message to Sunset, and then we can leave.” “But who will close the portal after we switch worlds?” Rainbow Dash inquired, curious. “One of us will have to stay behind,” Twilight stated, as she began to write, “I’ll let you six decide who will stay behind.” “I’ll stay!” Spike volunteered, “I don’t really want to become a dog again, anyways.” “Okay then, I guess that’s decided.” Starlight stated, everypony else agreeing. “Alright then, I’m just about finished.” Twilight replied, writing a bit more in the book, before placing it back in its place in the machine, “Everypony ready?” “Yep!” Rainbow Dash exclaimed, followed by sounds of confirmation from the rest. “Alright then,” Twilight replied, “Let’s go!” This caused the group, minus Spike, to run through the portal, heading to Canterlot High beyond. After they were gone, Spike flew up to the book, and took it out, closing the portal after the six.